Barry Strauss, Corliss Page Dean Fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire, joins the show to discuss the long, fractious, often violent relationship between Ancient Rome and her Jewish subjects. ▪️ Times • 01:11 Introduction • 01:37 Rome and Parthia • 07:50 Judea • 12:07 Roman control • 17:58 Jewish warfighting • 20:20 Herod • 26:03 The Great Revolt • 31:06 Enter Parthia • 33:23 The Temple • 35:01 70 years • 40:24 Driven out • 42:02 Parallels with today • 44:33 Donald Kagan Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack

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